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The vast majority of software has bugs especially around edge cases that aren't frequently encountered. Sometimes it isn't even worth fixing somethings as they
by collyw 6y ago
The vast majority of software has bugs especially around edge cases that aren't frequently encountered. Sometimes it isn't even worth fixing somethings as they are expected so infrequently, it's easier to fix things by hand or via some other hack.
- tempodox 6y agoAre you asserting that people with dark skin need photo ID more “infrequently” than others? That it “isn't even worth fixing”? Then that's how the bias in your thinking translates directly into bad and racist software. You are arguing for the developer's convenience. Good software is about providing functionality to users, not developer's convenience.
- collyw 6y agoThat's straw-manning my argument, I didn't say any of that. But as you bring it up, so far this case has come up once, so it does seem to be a rare edge case. Perfection is the enemy of good and many bugs get relabelled features (and no I am not doing that in this case, just pointing out that software development always involves trade offs). And stop calling it racist. Racist used to be something pretty bad, now it's being applied to everything.